James Halstead plc (LON:JHD - Get Free Report) insider Russell Whiting acquired 14,363 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 139 ($1.85) per share, with a total value of £19,964.57 ($26,545.10).
James Halstead Stock Down 0.7 %
LON JHD traded down GBX 1 ($0.01) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 146.50 ($1.95). 284,826 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 380,138. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52, a current ratio of 3.34 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The company has a market cap of £612.80 million, a PE ratio of 14.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31. James Halstead plc has a 52 week low of GBX 127.50 ($1.70) and a 52 week high of GBX 207 ($2.75). The company's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 149.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 171.51.
James Halstead (LON:JHD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 5 ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. James Halstead had a return on equity of 23.72% and a net margin of 15.10%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that James Halstead plc will post 10.670194 earnings per share for the current year.
James Halstead Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.75 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. This represents a yield of 1.87%. James Halstead's payout ratio is presently 90.67%.
James Halstead Company Profile
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James Halstead LSE: JHD is a global manufacturer and supplier of flooring for commercial and domestic purposes. It has manufacturing operations across the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia, Australasia and Asia, and Rest of the World markets and supplies to customers all around the world. The Company's brands include Polyflor, Palettone, Camaro, Polysafe, Recofloor and Expona.
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